This book explores the nature of Jungs understanding of modern art, in particular his reception to the work of Picasso and his striking prejudice shown in his controversial essay of 1932.
Offering an important contribution towards understanding Jungs attitudes towards Picasso and modern art, the book addresses the impact that Jungs unwillingness to engage in a deeper exploration of modern artforms had on the development of his psychological ideas. It explores and uncovers the reasons for Jungs derogatory view of Picasso and abstract art more generally, revealing how Jung was unable to remain objective due to his own complex and equally fascinating relationship with art and the psychology of image making. The book argues that modern art parallels Jungs interests by embracing the spirit of experimentation and using new imagery to challenge creative conceptions, which makes Jungs attitudes towards modern art all the more surprising.
Jungs Reception of Picasso and Abstract Art will be of great interest to researchers, academics and those interested in analytical psychology, Jungian studies, art history and modernism, aesthetics and psychoanalysis.
